PRISONER ADVOCACY FROM A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE S PERSPECTIVE

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1 General Advocacy PRISONER ADVOCACY FROM A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE S PERSPECTIVE Our job as advocates working with prisoners is to bring resources to community members who are unable to access them due to incarceration. This 2 hour workshop focuses on the importance of community advocates working inside the prison system, and how best to support survivors who are incarcerated. Strong prisoner advocacy depends on building and maintaining a relationship with the prison and understanding how power and control structures impact prisoners. For the safety of all involved, including the prisoner, we must always follow protocols set forth by the prison, while at the same time being clear with prisoners that we are advocates from the community, and not part of the prison system. In this workshop, we will discuss how to ensure we do not take a position of power over the client when providing prison advocacy. We will also talk about the realities of providing advocacy to prisoners such as making phone appointments, safety planning, and triggers. Explore the power dynamics of the prison system over survivors How to safety plan with a prisoner and the realities of being a survivor while incarcerated Working with the prison, building a strong and healthy relationship The importance of working outside of prison system as a community advocate not a partner to the prison itself SIMON CONRAD Simon Conrad has been a prisoner advocate for 12 years. They volunteered for 8 years at Washington Correction Center for Women (WCCW) working with pregnant and parenting prisoners with the Prison Doula Project. Simon facilitated reproductive health classes and a parenting support group. Simon also attended the births of prisoners so they would not have to labor alone. Simon has been the Sexual Assault Advocacy Specialist at SafePlace in Olympia for the past 2 and half years. Simon manages the PREA program and works closely with local jails to bring support to incarcerated survivors. TUESDAY, MAY 9, :30-12:00 PM SKYLINE TERRACE I

2 General Advocacy UNDERSTANDING MILITARY TRAUMA Many veterans have experienced sexual trauma while in service to their country. This workshop will address topics including a familiarization with military culture, how military sexual trauma occurs in a military culture context, how military sexual trauma is defined, identifying military sexual trauma, and how to address exposed difficulties as a result of military sexual trauma. Increase understanding of how military sexual trauma can occur within military cultural context Increase knowledge of military sexual trauma and how to define it Increase awareness and ability to identify military sexual trauma KIMBERLY HARDY Kimberly Hardy, LMHC is the Project Director of the Veterans Training Support Center at Edmonds Community College. She provides outreach and consultation to higher education and community based agencies in Washington State. Kimberly has been in the military for over 10 years; first on active duty in the United States Navy and is a currently serving reservist. She began her post-military career in the field of human services, ultimately becoming a counselor specializing in trauma and veterans issues. She holds a B.S. in Psychology from Washington State University and a M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Northwest University. Additionally, Kimberly has received advanced training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Kimberly provides trainings on veteran best practices, invisible wounds, military sexual trauma & suicide prevention. TUESDAY, MAY 9, :30-12:00 PM SKYLINE TERRACE II ROOM

3 General Advocacy OFFICE OF CIVIL LEGAL AID: LET S WORK TOGETHER How OCLA can help support survivors Explain OCLA services How OCLA can build relationships with advocates DANA BOALES Not Available TUESDAY, MAY 9, :30-12:00 PM BALLROOM A

4 Spanish LGBTQ LATINX YOUTH SEXUAL HEALTH "LGBTQ Latinx Youth Sexual Health" will help advocates and other services providers who work with LGBTQ Latinx youth understand the many compounding issues that contribute to the disproportionate rates of STI, unintended pregnancy, and other negative outcomes. Participants will then work together to develop a plan that they will take back to their communities to help address the issues. Basic understanding of Sexual Health. Understanding how ""Minority Stress Factors"" and ""Exclusionary Sex Education"" lead to ""Adverse Sexual Health Outcomes for LGBTQ Latinx Youth"". What we can do as service providers to help and support LGBTQ Latinx youth in getting what they need to minimize adverse sexual health outcomes." LORENZO CERVANTES Lorenzo Cervantes serves as Prevention Director at Pierce County AIDS Foundation (PCAF) in Tacoma, WA where he has been employed for ten years. For close to twenty years, he has played an integral role in HIV prevention and strategic planning in three states New Mexico, California, and Washington and demonstrated a strong commitment to HIV/AIDS service. Lorenzo has many years of experience successfully facilitating meetings and engaging group members. As Prevention Director at PCAF, he serves as a member of the organization s management team and leads department staff meetings as well as supervises prevention team members. His leadership extends to networking with funders, service providers, and other community partners. Lorenzo currently serves as the community Co-Chair for University of Washington s Center for AIDS Research Stigma Working Group. As Co-Chair, his contributions significantly assist in the dismantling of stigmatic behavior in gay and bisexual men. He also has helped lead town meetings for the City of Tacoma Welcoming Cities Initiative Latino Town Meeting Task Force where he conducts meetings in both English and Spanish TUESDAY, MAY 9, :30-12:00 PM FINCH ROOM

5 BUILDING A TRAUMA NARRATIVE Therapist CEUs Available Child Sexual Assault Intermediate This workshop will use a case-study of a 6-year-old who developed and shared their story as a trauma narrative after they were sexually abused by their father. It will explore what a trauma narrative is and why it can be a helpful tool for treatment when recovering from a traumatic experience. It will also further explore who a trauma narrative is for and provides helpful information on how to work with children while they develop their story. Identify what a trauma narrative is. Explain why this is a helpful tool for treatment. Identify who a trauma narrative is for. COURTNEY MOHR Courtney Taylor Mohr (LMHCA) works as a therapist for SAGE in Wenatchee, WA. She has been working with SAGE for 4 years and works with both children and adults. Courtney has her Masters of Science in Professional Counseling. While working at SAGE she provides individuals with evidence-based trauma specific modalities for their traumatic experiences. She is also a doctoral student pursuing a PhD in psychology with an emphasis in cognition and instruction. She plans on doing her research on using mindfulness as a modality to help with the mitigation of secondary trauma for employees in a trauma-specific environment. While working with SAGE, Courtney will travel to schools and meet with individuals that are eligible for services that would otherwise not have the economic resources to go into SAGE. TUESDAY, MAY 9, :30-12:00 PM CORBIN ROOM

6 Activism Intersections #BLACKLIVESMATTER Intermediate The anti-sexual violence movement has long held anti-oppression as a foundational value of our work. We incorporate theory into training and often include anti-oppression concepts in our mission, vision, or organizational philosophy statements. This is an opportunity for us to take our anti-oppression theory into practice. Engaging in activism can be a form of self-care. It is a way we can channel our fear, anger, and helplessness into constructive action. Activism can be to write a letter, march in protest, engage friends and family in discussion, divest from particular products, or simply to vote. In the past 12 months our work has been challenged, our identities have been attacked, and our country has changed. We can rebuild our movement's morale. Let's talk together about how to do that and then move forward together at the intersections. Explore the ways sexual violence intersects with other injustices. Consider the impacts on survivors lives and their access to justice. Discover ways we can participate as individuals and as programs with intersecting social justice movements. TOLU TAIWO Tolu Taiwo is the Outreach and Prevention Coordinator at Pacific Lutheran University (Parkland, WA). She is passionate about prevention work, and working especially with students of color, queer students, and trans students to bring anti-oppression prevention work to their communities. Tolu is also graduate of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's undergraduate program, and Colorado State University's Student Affairs in Higher Education graduate program. TUESDAY, MAY 9, :30-12:00 PM AUDUBON ROOM